We bring new, groundbreaking films from around the world to Florida's Capital City and to regional audiences at our annual festival and special events throughout the year.

Rules & Terms

1.) The Tallahassee Film Festival is accepting entries with a completion date for production of January 1, 2017 or later for the 2018 festival.

2.) Filmmakers will be notified by approximately January 31, 2018 if their film has been accepted to the Tallahassee Film Festival.

3.) Upon acceptance, exhibition copies and additional press materials will be requested.

The Tallahassee Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.

The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.

The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Tallahassee Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

August 14, 2017Opening Date

September 15, 2017Earlybird Deadline

November 30, 2017Regular Deadline

January 15, 2018Late Deadline

February 5, 2018Notification Date

March 23 – 25, 2018Event Date

A narrative feature is any narrative fictional or experimental film running 45 minutes or longer.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $20 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $30 USD

Documentary Feature

A documentary feature is any non-narrative, non-fictional film running 45 minutes or longer.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $20 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $30 USD

Narrative Short

A narrative short is any narrative fictional or experimental film running 44 minutes or shorter.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $10 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $25 USD

Documentary Short

A documentary short is any non-narrative, non-fictional film running 44 minutes or shorter.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $10 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $25 USD

Television

A television work is any narrative or documentary film or video produced specifically for either episodic, short form or long form television. If your submission is a pilot episode of a longer series not presented as part of the submission, please provide notice to that effect.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $20 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $25 USD

Animated Feature

An animated feature is any film running more than 45 minutes of which 70% or more of the total running time is animated.

Earlybird Deadline

Standard Fee: $15 USD

Regular Deadline

Standard Fee: $20 USD

Late Deadline

Standard Fee: $30 USD

Animated Short

An animated short is any film running less than 44 minutes of which 70% or more of the total running time is animated.